Arbi Chouikh is an activist, innovator, and entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities in Tunisia. In 2016, Arbi participated in the HANDS-organized Professional Fellows Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, and completed his fellowship with Disability Rights Washington (DRW) in Seattle. There he learned about […]
CONTINUE READINGThe micro-enterprise programs that HANDS supports in Egypt are not only meant for new entrepreneurs, but can be for pre-existing small businesses, too. With the persistence of rural marginalization and poverty in Egypt, it can be difficult for small business people to access the credit needed to keep their projects afloat. This is where HANDS […]
CONTINUE READINGHANDS is proud to announce the successful completion of our most recent Professional Fellows Program exchange. Ten young disability rights advocates from Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia were graciously hosted in Seattle and Washington D.C. by organizations dedicated to helping people with disabilities in their communities. With the goal of exploring strategies that can be used to enhance […]
CONTINUE READINGWatch the Egyptian, Moroccan and Tunisian Fellows from our most recent exchange program in Seattle and Washington D.C.! The 2017 theme of our Professional Fellows Program is NGO development. This summer, Seattle- and D.C.-based organizations focused on persons with disabilities graciously hosted 10 fellows for one month. While Fellows had fun exploring American culture through […]
CONTINUE READINGMounir Naili is a Hands Along the Nile Professional Fellows Program alumnus. In spring 2015, through the HANDS program and his placement at the Chicago Hearing Society, Mounir learned about the services and opportunities accessible to the deaf community in the U.S. Through his experience with the PFP, Mounir discovered more about the social […]
CONTINUE READINGThe death of a loved one always presents new difficulties in the lives of those affected. For women in many parts of the world, the death of a husband is a particularly trying time. Oftentimes, this loss can leave women in a vulnerable situation. This is the situation in which we found Sabreya. Sabreya is […]
CONTINUE READINGHANDS is privileged to have worked with Amira Hassan, one of our Egyptian Professional Fellows Program alumni. One of Amira’s most impressive accomplishments since spending one month in the U.S. with HANDS’ Professional Fellows Program, is successfully developing a web-based self-learning tool: a career guidance game. This interactive game offers students and adults suggestions […]
CONTINUE READINGFor most students, the first day of the school year is a mixture of excitement and nerves, as they begin new chapters of their lives. Students are happily reunited with their friends and are greeted warmly by their teachers, ready for a year of new experiences. However, for Karim El Mougy, a 25-year-old Egyptian living […]
CONTINUE READINGSamiha hails from the village of Hassan Basha, where she attended school until the fifth grade and now works as a chicken farmer to support her husband and four school-aged children. She started with just a few chicks, which she bred, grew, and sold. She carried on this way until she had two wooden cages […]
CONTINUE READINGRecently, HANDS managed to catch a brief interview with our very busy Professional Fellows Program alumni Jaouad Benaicha. In addition to his day job of working to establish a hostel in his hometown of Oujda, Morocco, Jaouad is the General Secretary of the Oriental Region Youth Hostel Association, Project Manager for the Integration of […]
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